Swedish aid funds have gone to the Palestinian organization ICHR which has ties to the terrorist-designated Hamas and Islamic Jihad, reports aid minister Benjamin Dousa (The Moderate Party) to Aftonbladet.
Swedish politicsIf Saudi Arabia demands a Palestinian state, no normalization process is needed, claimed Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. No thanks. Continue riding your camels, he said and was met with strong criticism. Hours later, he apologized for the words.
WorldTwo Britons were found dead in a burnt-out car in Malmö in the summer of 2024. Now the police are investigating whether a 26-year-old man from Malmö, who is suspected of the double murder, has been shot to death in Lebanon.
CrimeIf the interests of the citizens are prioritized. That is the vague comment after the US President Donald Trump's claim that the country has promised to stop buying Russian oil.
BusinessThe leader of the military coup in Madagascar, Colonel Michael Randrianirina, becomes the country's temporary president. The move comes a day after the former president fled following threats of impeachment. France urges the country to hold on to democracy, while the African Union temporarily excludes the country.
World politicsGreta Thunberg was repeatedly kicked, called a whore and denied water when she was in Israeli prison, she tells Aftonbladet. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson says to TT that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' staff has met the arrested activists and that it is "what normally is included in the consular access".
Swedish politicsVenezuela has closed its embassy in Oslo, writes the newspaper VG. The message comes after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado.
WorldVenezuela has requested a crisis meeting in the UN Security Council after the recent weeks' American attacks on alleged narcotics transports.
WorldGreta Thunberg and other Palestine activists claim they have been subjected to torture in Israeli prison. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) says that the government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will look closer at "what images there are of what happened". These are serious allegations. Swedish citizens should always be treated well, he says to Aftonbladet.
Swedish politicsVessels from the Gaza convoy Freedom Flotilla Coalitions (FFC) have been boarded by Israeli military on international waters during the night towards Wednesday, the organization states in a press release.
ConflictsSeveral released convoy activists testify to abuses and violations in Israeli prison, and to specifically degrading treatment of Greta Thunberg. The Israeli Foreign Ministry denies – but Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir states "proudly" that the activists are being treated as terrorists.
ConflictsThe nine Swedish activists who are being detained in Israel may be allowed to leave the country on Monday, according to Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party). Anna Fransson, spokesperson for Global Movement to Gaza Sweden, tells TT that the Swedes will be deported to Greece.
World politicsFurther 137 activists from the Gaza convoy Global Sumud Flotilla have been deported, Israel announces. Detained Greta Thunberg has in contact with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs complained about dehydration and hunger, reports The Guardian. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs states that they have asked the Israeli authorities "to meet the needs of food and clean water".
WorldBenjamin Netanyahu approved the drone attacks on the Gaza convoy that Greta Thunberg was on, according to sources for American CBS.
ConflictsThe last boat belonging to the Gaza convoy Global Sumud Flotilla has been boarded, reports Israeli media. Ten Swedish activists, including Greta Thunberg, from the convoy have according to Global Movement to Gaza been taken to a prison in the desert.
WorldA last boat belonging to the Gaza convoy Global Sumud Flotilla that has not yet been stopped is expected to be boarded if it continues towards Gaza. Israel states that they have totally taken over 400 people from the other boats to the port city Ashdod. Among the activists is the Swedish Greta Thunberg.
ConflictsA fifteen-strong group of Swedes are on board the ships in the Global Sumud Flotilla's Gaza convoy, the Foreign Ministry reports on its website.
SwedenThe US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urges at a meeting in New York his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov to stop the killing in Ukraine. Lavrov talks about "common interests" of peaceful solutions – but criticizes European countries. The comments are made after Donald Trump sharpened the tone against Russia.
ConflictsJoakim Medin's fate is in the hands of a Turkish court. On Thursday, the trial for terrorist offenses against the Swedish journalist begins. In addition to being sentenced to several years in prison, he also risks being internationally wanted - due to a formulation in Swedish law.
CrimeThe convoy, which, with Greta Thunberg and other activists on board, is sailing to Gaza with supplies, is reported to be under fire from drones again.
ConflictsThe ship convoy sailing towards Gaza with supplies will not be allowed to dock at the Gaza Strip and thus break Israel's blockade of the Palestinian territory.
ConflictsIran will terminate its cooperation with the UN's atomic energy agency IAEA after the UN Security Council voted to reinstate sanctions against the country, the country's highest security body announced on Saturday.
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